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Thursday, July 20, 2017

TACOAREPA to open in old Fresh Grill spot in Bethesda

After a renovation and repair of the building, the vacant former Fresh Grill space has a new restaurant tenant. TACOAREPA is moving into the storefront at 4905 Fairmont Avenue.

Expectations should be high, as this is yet another venture from the growing restaurant empire of brothers Alonso and Alvaro Roche. They already operate several successful restaurants in the Woodmont Triangle: Bold Bite, 202 Donuts and Coffee and Tapabar, with the latter two only steps away from TACOAREPA on Fairmont Avenue.

TACOAREPA will be a fast-casual restaurant, and will also serve beer and wine. As natives of Venezuela, the Roche brothers certainly have the qualifications to produce authentic arepas, an increasingly popular menu item in the D.C. area.

7:43: I believe they already settled, but don't hold me to it, I don't have it in front of me. The latest decision was in regard to legal fees. There's a short term plan to do a low-density renovation and redevelopment of the whole Lot 667, which is what is already underway now (this building, former BlackFinn, etc.).